Chambers unite against sick-pay bill

Business Trends Concerns about a swine flu outbreak have the city council considering a bill that would mandate sick leave for employees of businesses that have more than 10 workers. …

What business segment employs 37% of the U.S. work-force?

By  ROBERT CUTRONA Question:  What business segment employs 37% of the U.S. work-force? Answer:   Small businesses with less than 100 employees. Now, a multi-part question.  Which business segment: did not …

Learn to read your customers’ and prospects’ minds

By Bill Dubovsky Situation You have your Web site up and running and are proud of the professional image it projects for your business. Your site seems to compare favorably …

Weekly Meetings

Monday Kiwanis Club of Richmond Co.: LaFontana Restaurant, 2879 Amboy Rd. 7 p.m. For info, call 718-420-1966. S.I. Career Planning Free Job Hunt Seminar: 152 Ross Ave. Noon to 1:30 p.m.  …

Business Calendar

SI HEART IMAGING GOLF OUTING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Time:  9:00 a.m. Location:  Richmond County CC For information, call 917-682-5942 JOB SERVICE EMPLOYER SEMINAR: IDENTITY THEFT TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Time:  8:30 …

It must be magic

By TONY MARQUIS | Business Trends Scott Weisberg’s company has worked movie premieres, fashion shows, film festivals and concerts. Everything Entertainment has more than 25 employees and contracts out dozens …

Islanders’ bad habits

Staten Islanders have bad habits. Some eat too much. Some smoke too much. There’s too much pollution and too much cancer. At least that’s according to numbers cited by local …

Elauwit Media No. 1 in nation

Elauwit Media, publisher of The Sun and Telegram newspapers, was named the fastest-growing newspaper publisher in the nation last week, as Inc. magazine released its list of the 5,000 fastest-growing …

Chamber now hiring

The Chamber is currently  seeking someone to reach out to Staten Island businesses in an effort to recruit additional members. we are looking for someone to work part time,  commission …

Finding his calling

By TONY MARQUIS | Business Trends Donations for the developmentally disabled have always been hard to come by, and Dana Magee knows that. But Magee, the executive director for Community …